passeriform_bird | ||
1. | [ noun ] (zoology) perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless | |
Synonyms: | passerine | |
Related terms: | bird sparrow tyrannid lyrebird scrubbird broadbill oscine wren Passeriformes | |
Similar spelling: |
Passeriformes |